I just found out that I'm pregnant. I'm still br___tfeeding my 5 1/2 month old baby, which I aim to continue doing until she's 2 years old. She is a preemie (31-weeker) and I believe br___tmilk is best.
My midwife says I should stop feeding her directly in the meantime and just pump my milk so she can still drink from the bottle. She says that every time I nurse directly, my nipples are stimulated, thus the cramps and contractions. But I really don't want to stop br___tfeeding my baby directly. Aside from the hassle of having to clean and sterilize bottles, and not to mention, pumping milk (which is exhausting), this will cause a decrease in the milk let-down, which may all the more decrease my milk supply (they say milk supply decreases when pregnant).
I have read these contractions brought about br___tfeeding do not release enough oxytocin to bring about preterm labor. I understand that my midwife is suggesting this to avoid preterm labor from happening again, but any of you out there who has any insight on this? Is it okay for me to continue br___tfeeding my 5 1/2 month old preemie during my pregnancy?
By the way, my preterm labor was not caused by any infection. It was triggered by the contact my husband and I had the night before I gave birth. It's just odd because during my last pregnancy, we always had intercourse, sometimes even twice a week and I never had problems, until that one night when I felt my uterus got so tired after I came. I have a previous post on this.